The Annual Solomon Makhosana Under 12 Talent Identification tournament commences on Saturday, 22 September 2012. The tournament aimed at identifying talented Black African cricketers and encouraging participation in cricket by township youth will take place at Langa Cricket Club, Khayelitsha Cricket Club, Gugulethu Cricket Club and Willows Cricket Club with two 20 over matches taking place at each venue respectively from Saturday, 22 Sep and Sunday 23 Sep 2012.

Development Cricket Coordinator, Ezra Cagwe said "This tournament will not only identify cricket players, it will also assist them with life and cricket skills and increase the number of Black African players in our provincial sides."

A squad of 18 players will be selected into the Black African Township Academy which will be trimmed down to a team of 12 players who will represent the mentioned academy at the National Under 12 Cricket Week in Worcester in December 2012.

The public can contact Ezra Cagwe (Development Cricket Coordinator) on any queries on the tournament on +27 83 542 3337.

The Annual KFC Mini Cricket Provincial seminar ended on a high note, leaving 110 delegates looking forward to the coming 2012/13 cricket season. The seminar which took place on Friday, 07 September 2012 at Sahara Park Newlands in the President's Suite saw the province's coaches and convenors gather for a feedback and brain storming session to help plan the way forward for the coming season. The delegates also paid a special tribute to the former mini cricket coordinator, Anthony Trout who died seven years ago.

KFC Mini Cricket Coordinator, Thulani Zideba said: "The annual KFC Mini Cricket Provincial Seminar was an undisputed successs. We've had a very successful year and our aim for the next twelve months is to get more girls, pre-schools and LSEN Schools into KFC Mini Cricket."

The delegates were treated to a Q&A session with former Western Province Women's cricketer Olivia Anderson who spoke candidly about her cricket career and the people who influenced her. Local comedian Dalin Oliver also made an appearance and kept the delegates entertained for a half an hour session.

On Thursday, 06 September 2012 Western Province Cricket Association announced the under 19 Girls Cricket team for the 2012/13 season. The team will participate in the Cricket South Africa Girls Cricket Tournament that will take place from 13 - 17 December 2012 in Oudtshoorn.

Coach, Paul Adams, will start his pre-season preparation without his national players when the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras undertake a pre-season tour to Worcester on 6 September. The pre-season squad consisting of Nashua Mobile Cape Cobra contracted players, as well as emerging Cobras from Boland & Western Province, arrives in Boland Park Worcester (NOT Paarl) on Thursday, 6 September at 14h15. The team, in conjunction with Nashua Mobile & Trees for Africa, will plant about 100 trees in celebration of Arbor Day. Paul Adams, said: “The team loves giving back to the communities that support us, so today, by partnering with Nashua Mobile and Trees for Africa, we are celebrating the beauty and importance of trees. We encourage our FANgS, to get involved and become aware of the many benefits of planting trees”. He added that the squad will actively coach about 150 scholars of the Boland region from 15h00-17h00. Adams said: ‘We would like for cricket to grow in this region and thank the Breede Valley municipality and Cape Winelands District Municipality for their continuous support”. On 7 & 9 September, the squad will take on the emerging Cobras in a 3-day camp. Hours of play are as follows: Session 1 : 10h00 – 12h00Lunch : 12h00 – 12h30 Session 2 : 12h30 – 14h30Tea : 14h30 – 15h00 Session 3 : 15h00 – 17h00 Minimum of 90 overs in the day. Day 3: Play is from 10h00-13h00 and the team departs from Worcester at 15h00